The Washington critic., 1887-08-11

An invitation wes sent by the Agrlcultu-
raj Society at Macon, Ga, to President and
Mrs. Cleveland and the Cabinet to attend
the fair to be held at Macon, beginning
October "a.
VIM. G. Hargreve took charge yesterday
CT the Office Of Circuit Court Clerk and
Registrar of Deeds at Palatka, Fla, vice
VIM. F. Forward, removed upon the charge
OF failing to make proper returns.
Julia Hogan stabbed and killed Fannie
Thornton at Memphis, Tenn, Tuesday
night. The two are colored women and
engaged In quarrel concerning a sheet.
The weapon used was butcher knife.
Thomas j. Bakey, the night operator at
White Hall, n. j., who is charged with be-
Ing responsible for the death OF Fireman
George T. Lowell, killed in tho collision OF
two freight trains on Tuesday, was arrested
yesterday.
The employees in the hat factory of Waug
& schnopp, at Orange, n. j., struck yester-
house In New York city and sending them
to birmingham, Mass, to be finished. The
men objected and struck.
The National Electric Light Association
continued its sessions at Boston yesterday.
The resignation of President j. Frank Nor
rison OF Baltimore was not accepted. The
members went for sail in the afternoon as
the guests of the Boston Electric Club.
James Glenn, aged 40 years, was killed,
and Pole called John Schmidt, middle
aged, but whose real name is not known,
was fearfully hurt by the falling OF truss
OF q bridge across the Central Hudson
tracks west of Schenectady, N. Y" yester-
day.
The ehoe factories of Monroe & Co. and
Cropley & Co. at Wolfboro', n. H., were
burned yesterday, with nine dwellings. The
total loss is placed at sl25,000 insurance
small. The Eagle Flour Mills, Memphis,
Tenn, were burned. Loss $4,000; insur-
ance $500
JIM. Bourne, during the hearing of a
case In court at Owentown, Ky, charged
his nephew, James Bourne, jr., with false
swearing. On their way home the nephew
demanded retraction, which was refused.
An alteration ensued, during which j. NJ.
Bourne shot and killed his nephew.
Prince Devawongse and the four little
siamese princes, with their suite, left New
York city yesterday morning on the Albany
day line boat. From Albany they will 90
to the Niagara Falls, and thence across the
continent to San Francisco, stopping at
some OF the principal cities en- route.
Workmen digging trench for the Edi-
son Electric Light Company along Boylston
street, Boston, have uncovered the graves
and vaults which extend from the burial
ground on the common under the wall to
Boylston street. The trench is scattered
with parts OF human skeletons. Some Of
the bones have been hung on the fence OF
the common.
When John slade & Co. OF New York
made an assignment to Walter S. Warren
ON July the assignee was directed to fur
nlsh bond for 100000. This he did not
care to do and yesterday Alfred Q, Chaplin
was substituted. Alfred Sully and II, X.
Thurber became his sureties. Mr.. Warren
makes affidavit that the FIRMS liabilities are
$4,000; nominal assets, ;l,2OCOOO; actual
as cts, $4,000.
The steamship Australia arrived at San
Francisco yesterday from Honolulu, bring
ing advices down to August .. No dis
iurbances of any character are reported.
The Kings chamberlain has Issued Il public
notice that after August no debts on &C.
count of King Kalakaua and the royal
household will be recognized unless author
lied in writing by the chamberlain. +. II.
HRyselaen, son-in-law of eX-Premler Glib
son, was arrested for forgery,
w. c. Dick, a son-ln,law OF Colonel Ne
Donald of Toronto, requested Charles NJ,
Dnbson OF Buffalo, N. Y D., to negotiate the
sale OF 1850 shares OF Leadville COnsoll-
dated Mining Company stock, valued at
S62, 900. Mr.. Dobson found q purchaser
for the stock at fOrty-eight cents ON
the dollar. The stock was sent
TO New York and a forgery was discovered.
Dick claims that he obtained the stock from
Isaac II, Radfori OF Toronto, reputedly
wealthy man.